Teutopolis Grade School

Attention Parents of Incoming Kindergartners! Call the Teutopolis Grade School office today to preregister your child for kindergarten! Preregistration will be open from February 12th-28th. Don’t forget to let us know if you’d like to schedule your child’s Kindergarten Screening, which will take place on March 3rd and 4th. We’re excited to welcome the newest members of our school family! #TeutopolisGradeSchool #KindergartenRegistration #FutureWoodenShoes

🎉 TGS Student Council Fundraiser Alert! 🎉 We’ll be selling Smencils from February 18th-28th for just $1 each! ✏️✨ All proceeds will go towards a very special cause – helping to build a pavilion for our amazing crosswalk supervisor, Mr. Rick! 🚶‍♂️❤️ Let's show our appreciation and support for Mr. Rick while enjoying some fun, scented Smencils! 🌟 Spread the word, and let's make this fundraiser a huge success! 🙌 #TGSStudentCouncil #Fundraiser #SmencilsForACause #SupportMrRick

🧸 Polar Bear Den Challenge in Mrs. Drees' Class! 🐻‍❄️ Mrs. Drees' creative 3rd grade students took on the challenge of building polar bear dens using marshmallows and toothpicks! ⏰ With a time limit and some imagination, everyone worked together to construct their own unique dens—and guess what? They all succeeded! 👏 It was a great hands-on way to learn about teamwork, problem-solving, and the habitats of polar bears. We couldn't be more proud of our little architects! 🏗️✨ #PolarBearChallenge #CreativeClassroom #TeamworkInAction #STEMFun #LearningThroughPlay

🦖 Dino-Mite Fun in Mrs. Kreke's Kindergarten Class! 🦕 We wrapped up Dinosaur Week with a ROAR! 🦖 Mrs. Kreke's kindergarteners became little paleontologists and had an adventure digging for fossils, learning about giant dinosaurs, and exploring the prehistoric world! 🌍✨What a dino-mite week full of excitement and discovery! 🦕💥 #DinosaurWeek #KindergartenExplorers #LittlePaleontologists #MrsKreke'sClass #DinoDiscovery #FunLearning

🩺✂️ Contraction Surgery in First Grade! ✂️🩺 For the past few weeks, our first-grade students have been diving into contractions with hands-on learning! Mrs. Repking and Mrs. Willman’s classrooms were transformed into operating rooms where our little “doctors” performed contraction surgery to learn all about combining words! 💡📝 A huge thank you to Balda Dental for generously donating gloves and masks to help make this learning experience even more fun and interactive! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ #FirstGradeFun #ContractionSurgery #HandsOnLearning #ThankYouBaldaDental #Education #TeachingInnovation

🏈🎉 Mrs. Kinkelaar’s 1st graders are ready for Super Bowl Sunday! 🎉🏈 These little football fans voted on their favorite teams, created a bar graph to show the results, wrote about their game predictions, and even made some awesome Super Bowl crafts! 🖍️📊✂️ What team are you cheering for this Sunday? 🏆🏈 #SuperBowlFun #FirstGradeFun #TeamSpirit #ClassroomActivities #SuperBowlSunday #LearningThroughPlay

🎬 Movie Day Reminder! 🎬 Mark your calendars! 🗓️ We’re excited for Movie Day on February 14th from 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM! 🍿🎥 Don’t forget, permission slips and $10 are due by Wednesday, February 5th! Make sure to get everything turned in on time so you don’t miss out on the fun! Let’s enjoy a great movie together! 😄 #MovieDay #SchoolFun #PermissionSlip #ImportantDates

We’ve officially hit the 100-day milestone, and what an amazing journey it’s been so far! From fun lessons to unforgettable memories, it’s incredible to see how much we’ve grown together. Here’s to the first 100 days and all the exciting moments still to come! 💯✨ #100thDayOfSchool #TGS #LearningAndGrowing #MakingMemories

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for February 20, 4:30-7:00pm to TGS Gym. More Books. More Choices. More Fun. Start exploring together on our school's Book Fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/tgs

🎬 Movie Day for Grades K-6! 🍿 Hosted by the Student Council to Support Palisades Charter Elementary School ❤️ Celebrate Valentine's Day with a Movie Marathon! ❤️ All proceeds will go toward supporting Palisades Charter Elementary School, which has been affected by the LA fires. Date: February 14, 2025 Early Dismissal: 1:15 Movie Day Time: 1:15 – 3:00 Location: Teutopolis Grade School Cost: $10 per student to attend (includes movies & snacks!) Movies For Everyone! Movie 1: The Jungle Book Movie 2: The Emperor's New Groove Movie 3: Lady and the Tramp Movie 4: 101 Dalmatians 🍫 🎥 Popcorn and water will be provided! Pick-up Details: Pick-up Time: 3:00 PM Location: East Circle Drive (same as parent pick-up) Instructions: Parents, please stay in your cars. Students will be waiting on the sidewalk for pick-up.

Preschool students kept cozy during the winter with these enjoyable activities.

Sixth-grade engineers designed and built structures capable of withstanding severe flooding. It was both fun and challenging!

As fourth graders started a science unit on the properties of light and vision, they took a walk to Repking Eye Care to gain insights from the experts.

Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class had a blast exploring weather! They had fun creating tornadoes, volcanoes, lightning, thunder, and even making snow.

Tony and Traci Martin, parents of Bodhi Martin, talked to the second grade students about solar power. They even brought in a solar panel. They answered many questions about solar power and the students learned so much!

Students in Mrs. McClellan's 1st grade classroom worked together to find their way out of an Arctic Animal Escape Room! They had to search for clues, unscramble words, and answer questions to earn the prize!

The 1st and 5th grade buddies had a fun and creative time together! They started by working on directed drawings, and then used watercolor paints to bring their creations to life. Once their paintings were complete, they challenged other buddy groups to a winter-themed word search, adding a little friendly competition to the day!

Each year, the Teutopolis School District and the Department of Early Childhood conduct Preschool Round Up for children from two to five years of age. FREE developmental screenings are offered to give parents information on how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings are also provided. This year, Preschool Round Up will be held at the Sister Ethelbert Center, 110 North Garrett Street, Teutopolis, Illinois on Monday, February 10th, Tuesday, February 11th, and Wednesday, February 12th, 2025. Parents should call Amy Thoele at 217-857-3232 for an appointment or to find out more information regarding the preschool program. There is no charge for the screening. The screening will last approximately one hour and a signed parent/guardian permission is required. This screening is REQUIRED for all children who would like to enroll in the Teutopolis School District’s tuition-based preschool program the following school year. There will be a separate screening for incoming kindergarten students in March.

We will be serving the lunches for January 6th-8th on Wednesday-Friday this week at TGS.

Students in Mrs. McClellan's first grade class have been enjoying all things Christmas! They learned about the dreidels in Israel and other traditions from around the world. Students made yummy Christmas treats, enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies while watching The Polar Express, and created sleighs to see how many presents they could carry! The winning sleigh held over 200 presents!